CID visits former president’s house to record statement
The Criminal Investigation Department has visited former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s residence in Colombo Friday (17) in order to record a…
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Imran clean bowls Shahbaz to become PM
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan was elected Pakistan’s 22nd prime minister on Friday, marking the pinnacle of his 22-year-long…
Railway trade unions threaten to strike again, scheduled to meet the President today
Sri Lanka Railways trade unions, who launched an island wide train strike launched last week, have issued a fresh warning…
Digital blitz to boost SL tourism
By Chathuri Dissanayake The long-awaited digital campaign for tourism got Cabinet nod this week with approval to awarding contracts for…
Clinical waste of India ends up on Puttalam coast
Marine Environment Protection Authority says that a proper program will be implemented to remove the clinical waste that has been…
Tourism bets big with Alibaba
By Charumini de Silva A tie-up with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to attract 1,000 travellers weekly, launching the long delayed…
Discussion regarding train strike failed; countrywide bus strike from Sunday midnight
The Locomotive Operating Engineers and Drivers’ Union initiated the unannounced strike from Wednesday 3 p.m. demanding to rectify their salary…
IS SRI LANKA STUCK IN THE US$ 4,000 GDP TRAP?
Analysts have raised alarm bells that Sri Lanka’s economy appears to be stuck in the so called $4,000 GDP trap. However…
Bodu Bala Sena requests President to pardon its leader
The extremist Buddhist organization in Sri Lanka, Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) made a request to the President Maithripala Sirisena to…
SL Ambassador to Qatar forcibly took over Sri Lankan school in Doha: JO
The Joint Opposition yesterday charged that the Sri Lankan Ambassador to Qatar A. S. P. Liyanage had wrested control of…